S.I. No. 169/1973 - Maximum Prices (Household Goods) Order, 1973.

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Household Goods) Order, 1973.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 29th day of June, 1973.

3. (i) The maximum price at which a commodity mentioned in column (2) of Part I of the Schedule to this Order at any reference number may be sold in the manner specified in column (3) of the said Schedule at that reference number is hereby fixed at the price mentioned in the said column (3) at that reference number.

(ii) The maximum price at which a commodity mentioned in column (2) of Part II of the Schedule to this Order at any reference number may be sold is hereby fixed at the price mentioned in column (3) of the said Schedule at that reference number.

(iii) When a commodity is sold in a manner other than that specified in column (3) of the Schedule to this Order it shall be sold at a rate corresponding to that specified in the said column (3).

SCHEDULE

Reference Number

Commodity

Maximum Price

(1)

(2)

(3)

Part I

Miscellaneous

1

Sugar

5½p per lb.

2

Butter—Foil wrapped

30p per lb.

3

Butter—Parchment wrapped

29p per lb.

4

Flour, plain white

12p per kilo

5

Wheatenmeal

11½p per kilo

6

Flakemeal

13p per kilo

7

Cornflakes

8½p per 8 oz. packet

8

Cornflakes

11p per 12 oz. packet

9

Cornflakes

13½p per 16 oz. packet

10

Kerosene

15p per gallon

11

Turf briquettes

18p per bale

Reference Number

Commodity

Maximum Price

(1)

(2)

(3)

Part II

Bottled Gas

12

Butane 2¼ lbs.

21p per cylinder

13

Butane 10 lbs.

63p per cylinder

14

Butane 11 lbs.

59p per cylinder

15

Butane 25 lbs.

£1·16 per cylinder

16

Butane 26 lbs.

£1·14 per cylinder

17

Butane 32 lbs.

£1·47 per cylinder

18

Propane 75 lbs.

£2·95 per cylinder

Baby Foods

19

Ostermilk Nos. 1 & 2

35p per 1 lb.

20

Cow & Gate

32p per 1 lb.

21

SMA powder

46p per 450 grams.

22

Liga Red

9p per 156 grams.

Reference Number

Commodity

Maximum Price

(1)

(2)

(3)

Margarine

23

Spreadable

10½p per ½ lb.

24

Other domestic

7½p per ½ lb.

25

Cooking fat

7p per ½ lb.

Tinned Peas

26

5 oz.

4p per 5 oz. can

27

10 oz.

6½p per 10 oz. can

28

15½ oz.

8p per 15½ oz. can

29

19½ oz.

10p per 19½ oz. can

30

29½ oz.

14½p per 29½ oz. can

Tinned Beans

31

5 oz.

4½p per 5 oz. can

32

7½ oz.

6p per 7½ oz. can

33

10 oz.

7p per 10 oz. can

34

15½ oz.

9p per 15½ oz. can

35

19½ oz.

12½p per 19½ oz. can

36

29½ oz.

18p per 29½ oz. can

Frozen Garden Peas

37

4 oz.

7½p per 4 oz. packet

38

8 oz.

12p per 8 oz. packet

39

16 oz.

19p per 16 oz. packet

Frozen Sliced Green Beans

40

4 oz.

10½p per 4 oz. packet

41

8 oz.

16½p per 8 oz. packet

42

12 oz.

23p per 12 oz. packet

Frozen Brussels Sprouts

43

4 oz.

11p per 4 oz. packet

44

8 oz.

18p per 8 oz. packet

45

12 oz.

23p per 12 oz. packet

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 26th day of June, 1973.

JUSTIN KEATING,

Minister for Industry and

Commerce.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order fixes the maximum retail price for the goods listed in the Schedule to the Order.

S.I. No. 169 of 1973.

MAXIMUM PRICES (HOUSEHOLD GOODS) ORDER, 1973.

I, JUSTIN KEATING, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 22A and 22C (inserted by the

Prices (Amendment) Act, 1965

(No. 23 of 1965)) of the

Prices Act, 1958

(No. 4 of 1958), as amended by the

Prices (Amendment) Act, 1972

(No. 20 of 1972), and the Prices Stabilisation Order, 1973 (

S.I. No. 96 of 1973

), hereby order as follows:—